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Jules Cluzel beats Manu González in Portimao and delays Dominique Aegerter's alirón
Jules Cluzel beats Manu González in Portimao and delays Dominique Aegerter's alirón

Video: Jules Cluzel beats Manu González in Portimao and delays Dominique Aegerter's alirón

Video: Jules Cluzel beats Manu González in Portimao and delays Dominique Aegerter's alirón
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Dominique Aegerter will not be Supersport world champion in Portimao. The Swiss rider was only able to finish in third position the first race of the intermediate category at the Portimao circuit, while Steven Odendaal has added a sixth position that keeps the championship alive.

Jules Cluzel won the victory in the final laps to a Manu González who has been erratic, but at least rescues a podium that raises him to third place in the world championship. Huge career for Cluzel, who finds a reward after the hard accident he suffered at Magny-Cours.

Aegerter will have to wait for Argentina to be champion

Caricasulo Portugal Ssp 2021
Caricasulo Portugal Ssp 2021

At the exit Dominique Aegerter started better than anyone to put first, ahead of Can Öncü and Niki Tuuli. Manu González was on fire, gaining positions after losing pole position for ignoring yellow flags. Julez Cluzel came out of it and also held out in the leading group.

They quickly attacked Aegerter, putting Öncü in the lead, and Manu González overtook the Turk at the beginning of the third lap to try to throw a little. It seemed that the Spaniard was willing to make a bit of a gap and only Cluzel was following in his wake, as Aegerter was stuck behind Öncü.

Manu Gonzalez Portugal Ssp 2021
Manu Gonzalez Portugal Ssp 2021

The World Cup leader reacted quickly to hunt down the duo, and González was involved in an incident with Öncü that made him lose some positions. Raffaele Da Rosa also joined the group. González was beginning to regain his rhythm to rejoin those who were bidding in the lead.

Eight laps from the end, Aegerter took first place, and now it was necessary to see who could follow him within that group of five. The first to move was Manu González, who quickly surpassed Cluzel. On the finish line they managed to neutralize Aegerter thanks to the slip-ups and it was Cluzel who returned to the top.

Aegerter Portugal Ssp 2021
Aegerter Portugal Ssp 2021

Manu González put himself first and the one who began to suffer now was a Aegerter who was overtaken by Tuuli and began to feel very close behind Steven Odendaal. The South African was forcing himself to hunt down Aegerter, but he almost went to the ground. With this panorama the last lap began, with Cluzel taking the lead.

Victory for Jules Cluzel, the first of the season, ahead of Manu Gónzalez and Dominique Aegerter. Steven Odendaal falls to sixth position but at least makes sure to extend Aegerter's alirón a little more. De Rosa with the Kawasaki and Tuuli with the MV Agusta are left without a podium.

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